Oakdale Street & Preston Avenue
Oakdale Street and Preston Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner is also named Lt. John H. Martinson Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. South Shore YMCA is 1,210 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Eltingville, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Oakdale St, 890 feet away, for the S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Oakdale St S59890 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lt. John H. Martinson Way, a co-naming enacted on October 10, 2008 (Local Law 48 of 2008).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lt. John H. Martinson Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Oakdale Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Oakdale Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Oakdale Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5660 feet
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,050 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethel Evangelical Free Church House of worship780 feet
Community centers and public services
- South Shore YMCA Recreation center1,210 feet
Shopping centers
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Preston Avenue & Berkley Street 270 feet
- Oakdale Street & Retford Avenue 270 feet
- Preston Avenue & Ogden Street 270 feet
- Oakdale Street & Ross Lane 520 feet
- Preston Avenue & Eastman Street 520 feet
- Oakdale Street & Lyndale Avenue 530 feet
- Amboy Road & Preston Avenue 530 feet
- Oakdale Street & Woods of Arden Road 630 feet
See every intersection along Oakdale Street or Preston Avenue.